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How to Break Your

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Mindful Eating Cycle

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Love What You Eat: How to

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From Eat What You Love,

Love What You Eat: How to

Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle

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Why Do I Eat?

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Triggers

• Our environment is loaded with triggers for overeating.

• A trigger is anything that stimulates a reaction.

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Rewire Your Brain

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Rewire Your Brain

Repeating certain patterns over and over again creates habits and beliefs.

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Response-Ability

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Whenever I want to eat…

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Whenever I want to eat…

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Whenever I want to eat…

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Eat What You Love!

…even with (or especially with) diabetes or bariatric surgery!

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Eat What You Love!

Want?

Need?

Have?

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Love What You Eat

Mindful Eating

• Intention

• Attention

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“Eating the right amount of food isn’t about being good.

It’s about feeling good!”

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“Satiety is your body’s signal that

you’ve had enough.

Discomfort means you’re not listening.”

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The purpose of eating is to fuel your vibrant, full life!

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Eating Cycle Assessment

Mindful eating blogs

Handouts

Recipes

…and more

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Free Mindful Eating Resources

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